Toadspike is taking a short wikibreak to get ready for exams and will be back on Wikipedia once the exams are over on 20 June 2024.
Toadspike
Contact
Please always ping me in conversations on-wiki! I do not always check talk pages unless I get a notification. You can also contact me by pinging me on the Wikimedia Discord server. Email is less reliable, but I'll probably see the message eventually.
I would prefer to be referred to by he/him or they/them pronouns. I prefer the former, but they/them is generally a safe bet on the Internet. :)
My previous signature was Toadspike. I've updated it to remove the shadow, which looked cool but made reading it difficult.
About me
Hello there! I speak English, German, and Chinese, and will gladly do translations when they are within my competence or search for obscure sources. I play the double bass and piano. The major edits I make often focus on history, especially that of places I've visited or lived. I started out making many minorcopyedits to fix spelling, grammar, and double spaces, add serial commas, and improve weird formatting, quirks which have been generously distributed throughout Wikipedia by my peers and, occasionally, myself. I moved on to adding lots of short descriptions. Nowadays, I sometimes write content, too!
Advice and criticism are always welcome; simply leave a message on my Talk page. I love to teach new editors the mysteries of Wikipedia and will answer questions as best I can. I occasionally make mobile edits, although I find it more convenient to edit with a tangible keyboard and arrow keys to navigate.
I am variously active at NPP, AfD, AfC, and pending changes – I will happily answer questions about any, or work on a backlog in an emergency. I occasionally close discussions as well. As a non-admin, I try to be especially careful when doing so, and appreciate any criticism and advice on the subject.
Long-term goal: Improve coverage of Swiss referenda, to include 100% of referenda, good translations of referendum text, and surrounding political debate from newspapers, etc. Examples: 2013 Swiss executive pay initiative, why the hell doesn't the Konzernverantwortungsinitiative have an article?
This barnstar is awarded to Toadspike for copy edits totaling between 1 and 1,999 words (including rollover words) during the GOCE April 2022 Copy Editing Blitz. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Miniapolis 13:43, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
The Reviewer Barnstar
This award is given in recognition to Toadspike for accumulating at least 50 points during the May 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 14,452 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:56, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Rack and pinion Award
This award is given in recognition to Toadspike for accumulating at least 15 points during each week of the May 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions played a part in the 14,452 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 19:18, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Epic quotes
"Wikipedia needs admins, not the other way around" - Chaotic Enby